gangster
noun
[ ˈɡaŋstə ]
• a member of a gang of violent criminals.
• "gangsters threatened to kill him if he did not cooperate in the theft"
Similar:
hoodlum,
racketeer,
bandit,
robber,
ruffian,
thug,
tough,
desperado,
outlaw,
villain,
lawbreaker,
criminal,
gunman,
murderer,
assassin,
terrorist,
gang member,
member of a criminal gang,
member of the Mafia,
Mafioso,
yakuza,
mobster,
crook,
hitman,
hatchet man,
heavy,
hood,
brigand,
